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Our Part of Town auditions

go digital; schedule set

Date: July 18, 2011 Contact: Jody Garcia/207-4207

San Antonio’s most viewed, televised talent show, Our Part of Town, is going high tech. Those interested in auditioning now have several options including submitting a CD and/or DVD or emailing a YouTube link and an MP3 file to the San Antonio Parks and Recreation Department. All City of San Antonio residents and military personnel are welcome to audition for the opportunity to win cash prizes.

CD’s and/or DVD’s must be submitted in person along with signed release of liability and application forms to Parks and Recreation Headquarters, 5800 Old Hwy. 90 W. Hours are 8 a.m. to 4 p.m., Monday through Friday. A link to a YouTube video and an attached MP3 file along with scanned and signed release of liability and application forms can be emailed to opot@sanantonio.gov. The deadline is Friday, Aug. 26, at 4 p.m.

Nine live auditions will be held beginning Wednesday, Aug. 10, at the Harlandale Community Center, 7227 Briar Place, from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. and ending on Saturday, Aug. 27, at the Granados Adult and Senior Center, 500 Freiling, from 10 a.m. to 12 noon. Participants must bring identification and proof of residency. They must wear stage attire and bring their own accompanist, background music or props used in their act. Routines, live or taped, must be no longer than two and a half minutes. A complete list of locations and times is attached.

"Aspiring performers should consider auditioning because it gives them a chance to perform in public and polish their performances. Plus, it’s fun," says Cultural Program Manager Mona Lisa Montgomery. "It also gives them great exposure since the shows are televised."

Our Part or Town age categories are 12 & under, 13-19, 20 & over. Military active duty personnel will compete in the Council District of their assigned military base.

Audition results indicating contestants selected to compete in each of the ten Council District competitions will be posted at www.sanantonio.gov/parksandrec/our_part_of_town.aspx by approximately Wednesday, Sept. 7, 2011. Following auditions, competitions will be scheduled and held in all 10 Council Districts.

A $1,000 cash prize will be awarded to the winner in each age category during the finals, slated for Sunday, Nov. 6, at 2 p.m. at the Carver Community Cultural Center, 226 N. Hackberry.

The Our Part of Town Talent Show is sponsored by Time Warner Cable and the San Antonio Parks and Recreation Department. Our Part of Town airs on TVSA Channel 21 and can be viewed on Time Warner Cable San Antonio On Demand Digital Channel 988.
For more information, call 207-3132.